Pessimists say the economy is weak. The good news is, they are wrong

The pessimists are wrong, and the numbers prove it.While a chorus of commentators insists the American economy is faltering, businesses are seeing strong returns — and investing those dollars to grow. From record-breaking tax refunds this spring to surging business investment across every sector, the evidence of economic strength is overwhelming for anyone willing to look past the headlines.American businesses aren’t just investing — they’re going on offense. Companies are purchasing equipment, upgrading technology, modernizing facilities and hiring people. They’re planning for growth, not bracing for decline. And thanks to the Trump administration’s tax reforms, they finally have the certainty and the incentives to put capital to work right now.WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIST PROJECTS GDP GROWTH COULD TOP 5% AMID CAPITAL SPENDING BOOMThe One Big Beautiful Bill fundamentally changed the game. For entrepreneurs still sitting on the sidelines, the message couldn’t be clearer: stop waiting. This is the year to invest. Every month you delay is a month your competitors are pulling ahead, taking advantage of provisions designed to reward exactly the kind of bold investment that builds lasting success.Consider what’s happened. The permanent restoration of 100% bonus depreciation lets businesses recover the full cost of qualifying investments immediately — not over years. That means a manufacturer can purchase new machinery, a restaurant can renovate its kitchen or a tech startup can upgrade its servers, and every one of them can deduct the full cost in the same tax year.TRUMP’S TAX CUTS HAND REPUBLICANS A KILLER ARGUMENT FOR THE MIDTERMSSection 179 has been expanded, letting small businesses deduct even more upfront. The IRS has even issued guidance to make the path clearer and give owners the confidence to move forward without hesitation.Now look at what happened this spring. A Government Accountability Office report released Aug. 10 shows the IRS issued $296 billion in refunds during the 2026 filing season — a 17% jump from the previous year. That’s $43 billion more flowing back into Americans’ pockets.REPUBLICANS BET HIGHER TAX REFUNDS WILL BOOST MIDTERM CHANCES AS BLUE STATES RESIST RELIEFThe average refund rose by $333, and the IRS processed more than 8 million additional refunds. The GAO attributed this surge, in part, to millions claiming new deductions created by the law — including provisions for qualified tips and overtime pay.Let that sink in. Working Americans — waitresses, factory workers, overtime earners — are keeping more of what they earn because this tax code finally rewards work instead of punishing it. That’s not a talking point. That’s real money in real people’s bank accounts. Money that gets spent at local restaurants, invested in home improvements, saved for college tuition and plowed back into the communities where these families live and work.TRUMP HITS KEY BATTLEGROUNDS TO SELL TAX CUTS, BOOST GOP AHEAD OF MIDTERMSThe critics who keep telling you the economy is weak need to explain why businesses keep expanding. Why entrepreneurs keep taking risks. Why companies keep investing in productivity, hiring and growth. The answer is simple: they see opportunity. They see an economy gaining momentum, not losing it. While the doomsayers scroll through bad headlines, business owners are reading their balance sheets — and what they see is encouraging enough to act.The Trump administration delivered tax policies that reward investment, protect working families and let Americans keep more of what they earn. When business owners know they can recover investment costs immediately, they act. When workers see bigger refunds because the tax code now values their tips and overtime, they spend, save and reinvest in their own futures and in their local economies.LIZ PEEK: THE TRUMP ECONOMY IS DOING BETTER THAN THE MEDIA WANT TO ADMITTax relief doesn’t just sound good on paper. It translates directly into growth. The proof is in every business owner putting capital on the line right now — and in the billions returned to American taxpayers this year. When a company buys new equipment, expands a facility, hires another worker or opens another location, that’s not speculation. That’s commitment. That’s confidence made visible.The law also strengthens incentives for domestic innovation by allowing qualifying research and development expenditures to be deducted immediately. That means companies aren’t just investing in what they already do — they’re investing in what comes next. Favorable treatment for qualified production property gives manufacturers another reason to build here, expand here and hire here. America is open for business, and the tax code now reflects that reality.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONThe businesses I work with aren’t retreating. They’re expanding. They’re hiring. They’re investing for the long term. That’s not what a weak economy looks like. That’s what an economy preparing to roar looks like.Anyone still calling this economy weak isn’t paying attention to the right indicators.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM JULIO GONZALEZ